Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

28 U.S.C. § 122

South Dakota

South Dakota constitutes one judicial district comprising four divisions.
(1)

Court for the Northern Division shall be held at Aberdeen.

The Northern Division comprises the counties of Brown, Campbell, Clark, Codington, Corson, Day, Deuel, Edmonds, Grant, Hamlin, McPherson, Marshall, Roberts, Spink, and Walworth.
(2)

Court for the Southern Division shall be held at Sioux Falls.

The Southern Division comprises the counties of Aurora, Beadle, Bon Homme, Brookings, Brule, Charles Mix, Clay, Davison, Douglas, Hanson, Hutchinson, Kingsbury, Lake, Lincoln, McCook, Miner, Minnehaha, Moody, Sanborn, Turner, Union, and Yankton.
(3)

Court for the Central Division shall be held at Pierre.

The central division comprises the counties of Buffalo, Dewey, Faulk, Gregory, Haakon, Hand, Hughes, Hyde, Jerauld, Jones, Lyman, Mellette, Potter, Stanley, Sully, Todd, Tripp, and Ziebach.
(4)

Court for the Western Division shall be held at Deadwood and Rapid City.

The Western Division comprises the counties of Bennett, Butte, Custer, Fall River, Harding, Jackson, Lawrence, Meade, Pennington, Perkins, and Shannon.

June 25, 1948, ch. 64662 Stat. 889Pub. L. 89–63880 Stat. 883Pub. L. 92–37686 Stat. 529Pub. L. 101–650, title III, § 324(b)104 Stat. 5120(, ; , , ; , , ; , , .)

Historical and Revision Notes

Mar. 3, 1911, ch. 231, § 10636 Stat. 1123June 11, 1932, ch. 24247 Stat. 300Based on title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed., § 187 (, ; , ).

A provision relating to maintenance of offices by the clerk was omitted as covered by sections 452 and 751 of this title.

section 114 of this titleProvisions that the Northern Division included Lake Traverse Indian Reservation and that part of Standing Rock Indian Reservation lying in South Dakota; that the Southern Division included the Yorkton Indian Reservation; that the Central Division included the Cheyenne River, Lower Brule, and Crow Creek Indian Reservations; and that the Western Division included Rosebud and Pine Ridge Indian Reservations, were all omitted as surplusage. (See Reviser’s Note under .)

Changes in arrangement and phraseology were made.

Editorial Notes

Amendments

Pub. L. 101–650, § 324(b)(1)1990—Par. (3). , struck out “Jackson,” after “Hyde,”.

Pub. L. 101–650, § 324(b)(2)Par. (4). , inserted “Jackson,” after “Harding,” and substituted “and Shannon” for “Shannon, Washabaugh, and Washington”.

Pub. L. 92–376, § 1(a)1972—Par. (2). , removed Gregory County from the Southern Division.

Pub. L. 92–376, § 1(b)Par. (3). , added Gregory, Mellette, Todd, and Tripp counties to the Central Division and removed Armstrong county from the Central Division.

Pub. L. 92–376, § 1(c)Par. (4). , removed Mellette, Todd, and Tripp counties from the Western Division.

Pub. L. 89–6381966— provided for holding court at Rapid City.